
He also renounces his candidacy for Valladolid for the November 29 elections.
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The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, has announced his resignation a week after the Urda train accident and at the end of his appearance before the Permanent Commission of the Congress of Deputies. He also renounces his candidacy for the November 29 elections, which he was going to run as number 1 for Valladolid.
The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, has announced his resignation a week after the Urda train accident and at the end of his appearance before the Permanent Commission of the Congress of Deputies. He also renounces his candidacy for the November 29 elections, which he was going to run as number 1 for Valladolid.
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A new number 1 candidate will be appointed for Valladolid for the November 29 elections
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Pedro Sánchez has reacted to the resignation of Óscar Puente as Minister of Transport through X, praising his decision and thanking him for his support. Puente resigned minutes before announcing it publicly after his appearance in Congress, citing the Urda train accident on October 28 as the reason. PP spokesperson Ester Muñoz described the resignation as arriving "116 dead late."

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